[kwlug-disc] Cross platform, cross-protocol messaging client

[Jason Locklin]

Skype is a complete black box. Libpurple, and the various clients that
use it (like Pidgin, Adium, Bitlbee, etc) can pretend to have Skype text
chat functionality by running Skype in the background and accessing the
friend list and chats via an API.

Google has also been transitioning away from XMPP/Jabber with their
Hangouts. The Jabber interface for the 1-on-1 chat in Gmail is still
available, but who knows for how long, and, from what I understand,
adding new people now to your friend list may not be possible.



On 14-12-04 12:18 PM, Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:
> You can interface with Google Talk through many clients, but you will
> not have Hangout video/audio capabilities.
> 
> Skype is a proprietary protocol and to my knowledge was never fully
> supported for voice on any of the open clients.
> 
> Since the other parties you are connecting to are already on these
> services, alternative protocols are seldom an option.
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 12:06 PM, CrankyOldBugger
> <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Does anyone out there know of a good cross-platform (Linux, Windows and
>> Android) messaging client that can import and handle Skype, Google
>> Talk/Hangouts, and IRC friends lists?  As it sits, I have at least three
>> different messaging clients running at any one time, I'd like to roll them
>> all into one app if possible...
>>
>> I've used Pidgin before but I found the Skype addons a bit flaky..
>>
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